2019-20 COURSE CALENDAR
Executive Master of Business Administration
WINTER January 1 to March 31, 2020
PROFESSOR: Dr. Bryan McCabe
This course will focus on the eight perspectives of transformational leadership in relationship to communities globally. Students will be introduced to concepts and topics related to urban leadership, as well as the philosophy and theological underpinnings for this field. Students will be provided with group experiences in order to develop a cohort community to ensure a strong support and accountability infrastructure for the entire program. Study tips and logistics will be reviewed.
Professor: Lynn Bell
Organizational leadership has radically shifted from centralized control models to decentralized and organic approaches led by leaders who, at their best, align vision and values and use these vision and values as the map for culture-building growth and success. As the pace of change accelerates through technology and ever-increasing transparency, world leaders must focus on having a clear vision, aligned organizational values that support that vision, and a culture that removes roadblocks, bringing out the potential of the people. This course will also examine the topic from a cross-cultural perspective and service to multiple stakeholders in geographically dispersed organizations.
Professor: Dr. Rev. Terry Timm
This course focuses on leadership as a system – the formal and informal structures, practices, and relationships that make up the leadership culture of any given organization. The course will explore the attributes and practices of responsible global leaders, empowering students to personally thrive in their leadership as well as building systems where both individuals, organizations, and communities flourish, making the world more like God intended.
Included in this course are topics of study such as:
- Defining leadership and the work of the responsible global leader
- Creating a leadership culture
- Neurobiology of joyful leadership
- Discerning personal values and beliefs; alignment with organizational values
- Mindful presence: managing personal and organizational anxiety
- Bias and diversity
- Stewardship: finishing well, leaving a legacy and creating lasting organizational systems
During the course, students will actively implement the skills developed in this course through a practical project within their current organization.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Wayne Weathers
This course addresses issues that are at the heart of the crisis being experienced by virtually every global metropolis. It examines current theories of poverty, diversity, and social justice, including current debates on poverty and development, the proper role and response of the church to urban, inner-city realities, Liberation Theologies for today’s world, and evangelical reflection on social action and political involvement. It seeks to expose the students to poverty and poverty-alleviation efforts on the front lines of urban centers.
PROFESSOR: Yvonne McKenzie
PROFESSOR: Dr. Kit Danley
This course will examine the benefits of ABCD and AI as contrasted with a deficit-based approach to community transformation. Students will examine the concepts of the abundant community based on the work of McKnight and Block and others, as well as define and execute ABCD/AI projects in their own communities (should be taken second in the series).
PROFESSOR: Dr. Maria Pompea
This course examines the core aspects of generative, relationally-based community development, as well as the unique vision and leadership strengths women bring to the community advocacy table. Focusing on the theology and sociology of community building, the importance of holistic and multi-cultural community, in addition to the life-affirming elements of culture care, this class will address the complexities relative to constructing cohesive communities, including any constraints potentially encountered within the global urban context.
SPRING April 1 to June 30, 2020
PROFESSOR: Dr. Jeremy Graves
The course will focus on introducing the student to the emerging field of study of organizational transformation and its application to the challenges and opportunities facing today’s global and urban ministry leader. Specific attention will be given to the factors that need to be taken into consideration in initiating, managing and sustaining needed transformational change within an urban ministry organization, particularly as it relates to the role that leadership and organizational culture plays in this process.
PROFESSORS: Drs. Yvonne McKenzie
Students will assess their readiness and next steps to be transformational leaders in their organizations, city or internal/external cultures where they have influence. Students will work to express their calling based upon current opportunities as well as their life narrative. Students will assess natural giftedness as evidenced in their life stories; spiritual gifts as evidenced in their ministries; as well as issues in their life that will limit their relational and missional abilities. This course includes a special emphasis on spiritual formation practices and principles connected to God’s wiring in their life and context. This course provides the personal focus and framework for the student to design the rest of the MAGUL degree to develop specific steps for mentoring, skill development, and research to build upon their strengths and opportunities and shore up weaknesses.
Professor: Dr. Larry Peabody
In order to integrate wholeness in work, life, relationships, and social impact, students need a core understanding of the purpose of work, their own unique calling and the meaning of human dignity. Every BGU degree starts with this course in various forms. This course explores the meaning and ministry of work, which engages people for most of their waking hours. The approach taken is biblical – surveying the meaning of work in God’s revealed purpose; contextual – understanding how world-views and specific cultures affect one’s work ethic and provide both points of content and a prophetic challenge; integrative – exploring how work is related to ministry, calling, mission and the phenomenon of globalization; and theological – undertaking the understanding of, and practice of work in the light of the timeless Word of God and the contemporary situation. Having a solid theology of work is an essential foundation for leaders building organizations that impact social needs while seeking integration in their lives and relationships.
Professor: Dr. Matt Mbanga
Professor: Dr. Jeremy Graves
Professor: Dr. Claire Henry
This course is an international trip focusing on core elements of cross-cultural experience and interpretation. This urban immersion provides students with an international learning experience taught by BGU faculty and guest lecturers. The specific locations change from year to year but are all designed to provide a different approach to the subject of the post-colonial realities of the Church, mission, and business in the world, acknowledging that 80% of the world's Christians do not live in North America or Western Europe. This course also explores theological issues unique to the host context and exposes students in that context to host theologians and practitioners.
Business students: A business project proposal must be submitted and approved by the MBA Director and the professor of record prior to attending the class. This course may be taken at any time during the business degree program and the student may elect to take the course for 3-credits or 6-credits.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Claire Henry
This course is designed to give insight into programmatic methods used to identify underlying factors that impact inequities specific to health and the economic well-being of women. The research literature will be assessed to better understand the dynamics of transformational leadership practices that inform data collection processes, program design, methodology, mobilization, and implementation strategies that empower women that lead program development initiatives.
2020-21 COURSE CALENDAR
SUMMER July 8 to September 9, 2020
PROFESSORS: Drs. Yvonne McKenzie
Students will assess their readiness and next steps to be transformational leaders in their organizations, city or internal/external cultures where they have influence. Students will work to express their calling based upon current opportunities as well as their life narrative. Students will assess natural giftedness as evidenced in their life stories; spiritual gifts as evidenced in their ministries; as well as issues in their life that will limit their relational and missional abilities. This course includes a special emphasis on spiritual formation practices and principles connected to God’s wiring in their life and context. This course provides the personal focus and framework for the student to design the rest of the MAGUL degree to develop specific steps for mentoring, skill development, and research to build upon their strengths and opportunities and shore up weaknesses.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Claire Henry
This course focuses on the person of the leader and explores the paradoxical concept of servant leadership, modeled by Jesus, within the broader context of the abundance of leadership theories, in order to gain a clearer understanding of one’s true vocation, how one best leads, and the ability to lead oneself in an increasingly multi-cultural and complex world.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Brad Smith
This course is designed to help students infuse the perspective, values and prayerfulness of a transformational leader into every aspect of resourcing their ministries and businesses. The end goal is clarity of perspective, practical skills, and concrete steps toward their goals during the class. In this course you will learn a theology of fundraising; how to express the story of your vision and mission in a way that connects to people's minds and hearts; how to identify new sources of donation and fee income, and how to develop local sources of funding to decrease dependence upon cross-cultural sources. Practical outcomes will include a personal/ organizational blog with social media coaching; a case for support document and a draft fundraising/resourcing plan for your organization.
PROFESSOR: Rev. Dr. Wayne Weathers
This course is a general introduction that investigates current thinking about globalization and the confluence of Christian families around the world. The course will engage the student in broad-based studies on culturally-diverse Christian family values, sexuality, economics, social policy and other influences in the context of globalization. The student will examine implications on the Christian church as families face the demands of modernity.
Professors: Christian, Pezzutti, Bell
Professor not determined yet
AUTUMN October 7 to December 9, 2020
PROFESSOR: Dr. Jeremy Graves
Students will assess the degree to which their institution/organization/role has the potential for contribution to civic transformation. Student will work to propose the adjustments necessary to more effectively align it with this goal. This course should include: appraisal of vision and mission statements, assessment of the unique contribution of the institution, discernment of contextual issues in their city that merit enhancing the capacity of their organization, and familiarity with current assessment tools. This course provides the contextual focus and pragmatic framework for the rest of the DTL degree, as well as benchmarking by which change will be measured.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Yvonne McKenzie
Students will assess their readiness and next steps to be transformational leaders in their organizations, city or internal/external cultures where they have influence. Students will work to express their calling based upon current opportunities as well as their life narrative. Students will assess natural giftedness as evidenced in their life stories; spiritual gifts as evidenced in their ministries; as well as issues in their life that will limit their relational and missional abilities. This course includes a special emphasis on spiritual formation practices and principles connected to God’s wiring in their life and context. This course provides the personal focus and framework for the student to design the rest of the MAGUL degree to develop specific steps for mentoring, skill development, and research to build upon their strengths and opportunities and shore up weaknesses.
PROFESSOR: Rev. Dr. Wayne Weathers
This course expands beyond Western Church history and also allows students to track their own theological and ecclesial histories. The students will gain insight from the lives of Christian leaders throughout history, who have been instrumental in transformative change.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Larry Peabody
In order to integrate wholeness in work, life, relationships and social impact, students need a core understanding of the purpose of work, their own unique calling and the meaning of human dignity. Every BGU degree starts with this course in various forms. This course explores the meaning and ministry of work, which engages people for most of their waking hours. The approach taken is biblical – surveying the meaning of work in God’s revealed purpose; contextual – understanding how world-views and specific cultures affect one’s work ethic and provide both points of content and a prophetic challenge; integrative – exploring how work is related to ministry, calling, mission and the phenomenon of globalization; and theological – undertaking the understanding of, and practice of work in the light of the timeless Word of God and the contemporary situation. Having a solid theology of work is an essential foundation for leaders building organizations that impact social needs while seeking integration in their lives and relationships.
Professor: Lynn Bell
Professor: Lynn Bell
Professor: Lynn Bell
PROFESSOR: Drs. Bryan McCabe & Wayne Weathers
This course is designed to expose the participant to the principles and practices of transformational leadership in the new global city. Course will cover characteristics and skill sets of the transformational leader, as well as the practices of various transformational ministries in a context of concentrated poverty. The role of collaboration and civic networking will be explored, as well as the themes of transformational business, conceptual and strategic approaches to cities, theological foundations for incarnational leadership and other components of Christian community development. The course contains many experiential features, as well as more traditional academic pedagogies to help participant application in their own context.
PROFESSOR: Dr. Claire Henry
The course will examine the attributions, accomplishments and challenges of mentoring women in the professions with a view to identifying theories and proposing a research agenda for mentoring women and girls in a variety of contexts.
Please contact Lynn Bell to set up an appointment for assistance in planning out your classes for the next few years.
